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'- achieve the 1990 Plan. He noted the City needed that flexi- bility. He said it was not the intent of the mixed-use district to take existing zones and bunch them together, but to make spe- cific zones in a particular area. He said there was a preponder- ance of residential with some mix, and the mixed-use would provide certain types of uses in that area. Mr. Bradley noted that he would like to delay passage of this proposal to see what those developements might be. Mr. Delay noted he was in favor of the new mixed-use zoning district, citing that it was simply an enabling ordinance, and would be up to the City Council to address the specific problems as they come before Council. Vote was taken on the motion which carried with all Council members present voting aye, except Mr. Bradely voting no. Lacking unanimous consent, final reading was held to March 28, 1977. 1-B-10 D. Appeal denial ambulance driver and attendant license--Wilford Byrd Manager noted staff was exploring possible ways for processing appeals of denials of licenses rather than having them held at a full Council meeting. He also said information regarding this particular item as to why the application had been turned down had been distributed to Council. - Wilford Byrd, of 975 West 7th Avenue, gave a background review of his imprisonment in Illinois and the training received to become a medical technician. He had been licensed in the state of Illinois and also by the State of Oregon, but had been denied a license locally. He said he is qualified to be an attendant ambulance driver, and felt that his criminal record should not be reason for denial of this license. He had been working very hard to get where he is now in training himself for employment. He wants to work at the profession of his own choice and for which he is qualified. Andy Clement, City of Eugene Human Rights Specialist, spoke as a representative of the Minorities Commission. The Commission had a general concern of the type of appeal and action on the part of the Eugene Police Department. The Commission did not feel a conviction record would be a reflection of moral fitness, which was one basis of the City Code used for denying licenses. Mr. Clement said convictions could be a result of hunger, anger, boredom, or many other things. He noted a concern regarding the theory of rehabilitation, saying if a person had put in his time in prison, went from maximum security to honor security, then that person had paid his dues and should be able to return to society free and equal. He noted the use of criminal records to deny a person the right to choose employment after having paid his dues to society equalled a "fly in the ointment." He noted the Minorities Commission felt that inherent in using the arrest record was race discrimination, that more blacks are arrested and convicted than whites, and that it could possibly be a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. e March 14, 1977--Page 7 ~03